Asus Xonar U3 User Manual

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8.3.2 Recording/Monitoring Volume
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1 Recording Volume Tab
Click this button to show the recording volume page.
2 Source / path name
This shows the source name for each volume control slider,
including:
MIC: recording from MIC jack
Line-In: recording from Line-in jack for external audio devices
WAVE: recording from digital wave audio you are playing on
PC
3 Monitoring button
Click this button to monitor and loopback recording audio to
outputs (PC speakers). Therefore, the recording volume will
inuence the monitoring signals from speaker outputs. The
audio will be mixed into the streams you are playing out from
your PC and all DGP effects will be applied to the source,
too.
4 Recording Selector
button
Click this button to select the path/source you are going to
record. Please note that the recording function on Windows
is a one-path selector. So, you can select only one default
recording source at a time. You may have to restart the
recorder program if you switch to a different source. (Note:
On Vista, some application programs may allow you to
select the recording device/path in the recording programs
themselves.)
5 Recording Volume
Slider
Drag this slider down to decrease the recording volume; drag
up to increase the recording volume. The tool-tip reveals the
percentage number from 1 to 100 in terms of the full scale
level.
6 Left/Right balance
This horizontal slider controls the volume between the left
and right channels.
7 Reset
Click to reset all volume controls to the default settings.
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Asus Xonar U3 Specifications

General

Internal	No
Audio quality	16 bit
Audio output channels	2.0 channels
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	105 dB
Line-out Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.005 %
Headphone outputs	2
LED indicators	Yes
Dolby technologies	Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Headphone, Dolby Pro-Logic IIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker
Audio system maximum sampling rate	48 kHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	79.5 mm
Width	30.6 mm